After purchasing many VB.net books, (and looking through some at the bookstore), I have found 2 of the best books for beginners like me. They are college texts, but start with the basics.

BTW, if you are beginner, consider purchasing a book on algorithm design/software design, in general, and not language dependant. Its the starting point for many college courses that teach a specific language later on.

BTW, I accidentally got the second book bundled with VB.net standard edition. the book and software was brandnew, shrinkwrapped, still sealed for $63 !!!!!!! If you want the VB.net disks, make sure your specify this version of the book, because it comes with or without the bundle.

Excellent way to get VB.net without paying $2000 for VS.net (as I did).

Hello, does anyone know any websites (or ebooks) for sytems traders using C++ or Java? I've only seen this forum... Are there any others out there? Any texts? I am in Belarus, and the mail just isn't dependable or else I'd buy some of the C++ books from Amazon, I haven't seen any about Java, but any websites would be great.